Friday, May 31, 2019

Check out the Five Points Festival 2019 Debut Abominable Snow Cone Orange Flavored Vinyl Figure by Jason Limon x Martian Toys! The Abominable Snow Cone stands 7.25” tall and includes a 2” ice cream truck and a handy spoon accessory ready to serve up some icy menace! Limited to just 75 pieces, this Orange Abominable Snow Cone will be making its world debut at the Martian Toys Five Points Fest booth #132 for $125. Plus, Texas based Jason Limon will be at the Martian Toys booth on Saturday from 4pm – 6pm for a very special signing.

Check out the Five Points Festival 2019 Exclusive Midnight Moonbat Dark Skies Edition Vinyl Figure by Nightly Made and Clutter! This adorable figure stands 4.5” tall and features a curved tail that allows it to hang upside down from anywhere. As Nightly Made explained, “this colorway was my first design of the vinyls which were based off of my shop’s mascot. I love all the colors but she is SO special to me.”

The Five Points Festival 2019 Exclusive Dark Skies Midnight Moonbat Vinyl Figure by Nightly Made is limited to just 100 pieces and can be purchased at the Clutter booth #223 for just $50. Plus Megan (aka Nightly Made) will be at the Clutter Booth from 2pm – 3pm on Saturday and Sunday to sign the figure.

Want to be employee of the month? Try working yourself to death! Karoshi San Model Employee Edition is all but guaranteed that top spot. This (former) salary man shows off his company pride in Dead Zebra’s signature black and red color scheme, with a branded briefcase and company initial tie. Debuting this weekend at Five Points Festival 2019, Andrew Bell will have a small stock on hand at the Dead Zebra booth #238 for $65. Each figure stands 7.25” tall, features poseable arms and is limited to just 150 pieces. The briefcase even includes an individually numbered death certificate! The Model Employee Edition Karoshi San will be available online and at select retailers shortly after the convention.

The Blot knows next to nothing about Nicky Davis’ new resin figure, Ghosty, but I totally need one! This rad little ghost is making its world debut this weekend at Five Points Festival 2019 and can be purchased at Nicky’s FPF booth #325. Get one before Ghosty gets you!

The Blot was pumped to learn Sentrock would be releasing a new colorway of his awesome Bird City Saint vinyl figure this weekend at Five Points Festival 2019! Check out the Gold Bird City Saint, which was cast in translucent gold soft Japanese vinyl with gold glitter throughout. That bird is binged out! This 5.5” vinyl figure was sculpted by DoomCo Designs and is limited to just 35 pieces. Collectors can pick one up at the Five Points Fest booth #524.

One is a genius and one is insane, it’s Pinky YES Pinky and the Brain, brain, brain, brain, BRAIN! Entertainment Earth is teaming up with Kidrobot to release a very special San Diego Comic-Con 2019 exclusive colorway of KR’s epic Pinky and The Brain vinyl figure. Best of all, it glows in the dark! You might even say it’s radioactive…

Andrew Bell will be at Five Points Festival 2019 this weekend where he will be debuting the newest colorway of his super popular Kill Kat vinyl figure. Check out the Purple Drank Kill Kat - now available in prescription strength! Overdose on flavor with Purple Drank Kill Kat. Sizzurp it up! The Purple Drank Kill Kat vinyl figure by Andrew Bell is limited to 250 pieces, stands 6” tall and comes in a colorway specific candy wrapper style package. Fans can purchase this exclusive at the Dead Zebra booth #238 for $45. But act fast, as only 50 will be available at Five Points Fest! The remaining pieces will be made available later this year at San Diego Comic Con, Designer Con and via online lottery in the future.

Thursday, May 30, 2019

This weekend at Five Points Festival 2019, PNL Toy Works will be releasing its debut sofubi toy. Check out the Five Points Fest exclusive Kaizoku Daruma vinyl figure! Cast in turquoise soft Japanese vinyl and produced by Science Patrol, the Kaizoku Daruma will be available in painted and unpainted editions. Collectors can purchase one or both at the Black Drove booth #428 at Five Points Festival. The Unpainted Kaizoku Daruma costs only $20, while the Painted Edition retails for $40. But act fast, as each version is limited to just 6 pieces.

With just one day left, SUPERPLASTIC is ending its Janky Blind Box Series 2 Kickstarter campaign with a bang! That’s because SUPERPLASTIC has unveiled a second colorway of Guggimon’s epic 12” vinyl figure. The “High-Voltage” Guggimon vinyl figure by the legendary hip-hop horror artist stands a whopping 12” tall, and includes an ax and ax carrying case accessories. This Kickstarter exclusive NSFW vinyl figure can only be purchased by adding $75 to your Kickstarter pledge here. This new Guggimon colorway will be limited to 666 pieces or less.

Tomorrow, Filipino-American visual artist Louis De Guzman will be releasing the second colorway of his awesome The Simpsons inspired vinyl sculpture, Elevate! This is the first release since the initial colorway debuted at ComplexCon 2018 and sold out in minutes online. For this release, a deconstructed Bart Simpson will be presented in a pink color that is synonymous with De Guzman’s latest geometric abstraction work.

The Simpsons “Elevate” Pink Edition Vinyl Sculpture by Louis De Guzman stands 8” tall and is limited to just 500 pieces. It will go on sale at 12pm CDT on Friday, May 31st, at LouisDeGuzman.com.

The Blot’s jaw hit the ground when Toy Art Gallery announced it would be releasing a new colorway of Spanky Stokes’ Stroll sofubi exclusively at Five Points Festival 2019!!! It’s been way too long since we’ve seen the release of a new Stroll colorway, and this Achromatic Arcoobian Jellyfish Edition is a beauty. This unpainted colorway was cast in clear soft Japanese vinyl with gold glitter throughout and stands 8” tall. Collectors can purchase this super limited edition colorway at the TAG booth #338 for $80.

The Blot was super pumped to learn Mondo will be releasing an officially licensed Marvel screen print of artist Ed Piskor’s cover to X-Men: Grand Design #1. As Mondo explained, “We have long been obsessed with the work of cartoonist Ed Piskor. From Hip Hop Family Tree to his current masterpiece in progress, X-Men: Grand Design, Ed is in a complete league of his own. If you're unfamiliar with Ed's latest endeavor, for the last few years he has been masterfully condensing the X-Men 50+ year history into a tight six issues. From pencils and inks to letters and layout, Ed's responsible for it all and it is quite simply one of the most beautifully designed and executed comic runs...ever.”

X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print. Limited to just 225 pieces, this Marvel poster will go on sale at a random time today, Thursday, May 30th, at MondoTees.com for $60.

Later today, Grey Matter Art is teaming up with Bottleneck Gallery to release an epic new Marvel movie poster by superstar artist Matt Ferguson! Check out this epic limited edition screen print for James Gunn’s cosmic space comedy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! As GMA explained, “This movie has our favorite galactic rat-pack of misfits back together for another adventure, and this poster depicts that perfectly!”

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by Matt Ferguson is a 24”x36” hand numbered glow in the dark screen print. The Regular Edition will be a timed release and retail for $50, while the Variant will be limited to 200 pieces and retail for $60. Both versions will go on sale at 12pm EDT today, Thursday, May 30th, at GreyMatterArt.com and BottleneckGallery.com. The timed Regular Edition will be available until Sunday, June 2nd, at 11:59pm EDT.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Tenacious Toys is continuing to support independent toy producers at Five Points Festival 2019 with the release of an exclusive blue colorway of the Muckoid vinyl figure from the Trash Bag Bunch XL series by Last Resort Toys! Muckoid is a 7.5” vinyl figure which is a super-sized version of a mini figure produced in the 1990s by Galoob.

The Trash Bag Bunch concept was originally developed by toy designer Mel Birnkrant, who was at the 2018 Five Points Fest and was excited to see the larger Muckoid prototype in person at the Tenacious Toys booth. The current Trash Bag Bunch XL series is licensed from Mel by Last Resort Toys, making this an official release.

Limited to just 100 pieces, the Five Points Festival 2019 Exclusive Blue Muckoid Vinyl Figure by Last Resort Toys come in a window box and can be purchased at the Tenacious Toys / The 3D Hero booth #426 for $115.

Sad Salesman will be releasing his newest product vinyl figure, these adorable Forest Sprites, this weekend exclusively at Five Points Festival 2019. Found in most forests, Forest Sprites are seemingly useless and silly creatures. It is said, however, that if you remove a sprite population from the forest, that forest will wither and die. Collectors can purchase these fun green Forest Sprites at Sad Salesman’s Five Points Fest booth #540.

Tiny Ghost is now 98% more huggable! By popular demand, the official OG Tiny Ghost Plush is here thanks to Reis O’Brien, Bimtoy, and Bottleneck Gallery. This 8” tall plush is ready to take on as many squeezes and snuggles as you can dish out, but... you know... don’t overdo it. Between us Tiny Ghost fans, he still thinks he’s totally frightening. So, it would be cool if you acted frightened every now and then. It helps his self-esteem.

Limited to just 300 pieces, the Tiny Ghost OG Edition Plush goes on sale at 10am PDT today, Wednesday, May 29th, at the Bimtoy online store for $25.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Tenacious Toys is teaming up with Bigshot Toys for an early release of a blue colorway of their new 4” sofubi figure, Shi-Shi the Tiny Guardian, this weekend at Five Points Festival 2019! With inspiration drawn from the legendary and formidable guardian lion statues that are ubiquitous across China, Bigshot Toys Creative Director Klim K. pondered the backstory of the little baby cub traditionally depicted under the mother lion’s paw. Klim and his team decided to explore that story, enchanted by the subtle nuances of the family dynamic of guardian lions.

Rambunctious, mischievous, eager to please and eternally hungry, Shi-Shi is poised to be the next protector of the Forbidden City and all the secrets held within. The Five Points Festival 2019 Exclusive Shi-Shi the Tiny Guardian Blue Sofubi by Bigshot Toys is the third colorway of Shi-Shi – the first two were a translucent Plum and a Sakura pink, which were released at Thailand Toy Expo. Limited to just 30 pieces, collectors can purchase this adorable new figure at the Tenacious Toys / The 3D Hero booth #426 this weekend for $45.

This weekend at Five Points Festival 2019, UVD Toys will be releasing an exclusive new colorway of The Bots' adorable Bubbles vinyl figure! Luna’s companion and faithful sidekick, Bubbles is a six-legged creature that moves lightning quick. With a grumpy demeanor and huge underbite, Bubbles follows the glow of Luna’s night lights. The Five Points Festival 2019 Exclusive Grape Bubbles Vinyl Figure by The Bots stands 1.5” tall and is 2” wide. Collectors can purchase this limited edition colorway at the UVD Toys booth #226 for just $30.

Tenacious Toys is continuing to support independent toy producers at Five Points Festival 2019 with the release of a convention exclusive blue colorway of the Work Dog vinyl figure by artist Vincent Scala. Work Dog is a 7.75” tall vinyl figure, which Vincent recently self-produced via Kickstarter. The Five Points Fest Exclusive Blue Work Dog Vinyl Figure by Vincent Scala is limited to just 20 pieces, and includes a second alternate head, a pin, sticker and mini prints, all for just $65. Collectors can purchase this awesome new figure at the Tenacious Toys / The 3D Hero booth #426 this weekend.

Artist Vincent Scala explained, “Work Dog started as a simple comic strip that I kept going back to create more of. As a professional designer, my road has not been a glorious box of crayons and unicorns. I have had to put up with piles of corporate bull$!@# as well as office politics and nonsense. I not only created Work Dog, I have lived it, as I am sure many of you out there have as well!”

Check out the craziest new creation from artist Brian Ewing, the Ghost Boner!!! Produced by UVD Toys, the Ghost Boner is a 3” resin figure based on the twisted art of the famed rock poster legend. This hilarious new figure will be making its world debut this weekend at the Five Points Festival. Collectors can purchase the Five Points Fest 2019 Exclusive Raw Edition Ghost Boner resin figure by Brian Ewing at the UVD Toys booth #226 for just $35.

Gary Ham’s adorable Mini Wooper Looper returns this weekend with not one, but two Five Points Festival 2019 exclusive colorways! The Strangecat Toys exclusive Watermelon Mini Wooper Looper is limited to just 75 pieces, while the Cake Batter Edition is a Gary Ham exclusive. Both colorways was produced by Pobber. These Five Points Fest exclusives can be purchased at the Strangecat Toys booth #423.

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Check out this super rad The Mutator Ultrus Bog vinyl figure by Skinner and Lulubell Toy Bodega. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a new Ultrus Bog colorway, and this one is a beauty!!! This very special Mutator Edition was hand cast using a special double pour technique of soft Japanese vinyl. It features orange inside clear vinyl, which is then given the Skinner treatment with a vibrant green fade paint application and hand painted details. Limited to just 20 pieces, The Mutator Ultrus Bog goes on sale at 9am PDT today, Saturday, May 25th, at the Lulubell online store for $125.

NECA will be at San Diego Comic-Con again this summer, and they will be releasing six awesome new SDCC 2019 exclusives! First up is this epic “The Capture of Splinter” Action Figure 4 Pack by NECA based on the classic 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action movie. This epic box set recreates the capture of Splinter scene from the 1990 movie in 7” scale, all the way down to the in-box positioning.

This San Diego Comic-Con 2019 exclusive set includes Splinter (with cloth robe), Shredder (with cloth cape), and two Foot soldiers, plus plenty of extras: manacles, a cardstock crate, and a weapons rack for storing all the Foot clan accessories. Each set comes in window box packaging with a slipcase, and can be purchased at the NECA SDCC booth #3145 for $125.

For those of us who can’t make it to SDCC, NECA will make a limited quantity of their exclusives available for pre-order online! They go on sale at 1pm EDT each day, June 5th – 7th at The NECA Store.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Nicky Davis will be at Five Points Festival 2019 next weekend in New York, and will be releasing this awesome weave of custom red, yellow and green Dead Bear vinyl figures. These Dreadbears, inspired by Bob Marley, Jamaica and Rastafarianism, are hand painted by Davis, stand 5.5” tall and features two points of articulation. Fans can purchase this custom Dead Bears at Five Points Fest booth #325.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Deli Fresh Threads has released a new menu item, the Notorious Bread t-shirt. As Biggie Bread always says, “I love it when you call me... Big Sandwich!” Inspired by another iconic Biggie, Deli Fresh Threads has teamed up with artist Kyle Van Cleave of Wild Giant Studio to show love to the King of Meals – the sandwich!

All work and no play makes Guggimon a dull boy. All work and no play makes Guggimon a dull boy. All work and no play makes Guggimon a dull boy. To pre-order the Guggimon Work and Play Edition Vinyl Figure just add $75 to any one of the really awesome JANKY pledge levels available here, or by pledging at a level that includes this supersized figure. The Guggimon 12” figure is limited to 999 pieces or less.

To commemorate this weekend’s release of Disney’s live action Aladdin film, New Era Cap has released this awesome, officially licensed Aladdin Hat Collection! Based on the classic 1992 animated film, this fun Disney collection includes a rad Genie 59FIFTY fitted hat, a Cave of Wonders 59FIFTY hat and a Lamp Badge 9TWENTY adjustable cap. All three designs in the Disney’s Aladdin Hat Collection are currently available online at the New Era Cap online store for between $23.99 – $35.99.

Forty years ago, Ripley and her crew awoke in deep space to begin the decades long saga of the ALIEN franchise. Mondo is honored to celebrate Ridley Scott’s horror/science-fiction classic with a collection of posters, enamel pins, apparel, and even a vinyl record! The centerpiece of this new ALIEN collection is this movie poster screen print by Phantom City Creative. As Mondo explained, “Phantom City Creative have deftly encapsulated the still terror the Nostromo crew encounter with this pair of posters.”

ALIEN by Phantom City Creative is a 36”x24” hand numbered screen print. The Regular Edition is limited to 275 pieces and will retail for $50, while the Variant is limited to 150 pieces and will retail for $75. Both versions go on sale at a random time today, Thursday, May 23rd, at MondoTees.com.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Here’s some really cool news – myplasticheart will be releasing a very special colorway of Candie Bolton’s awesome new soft vinyl figure, Baku, at Five Points Festival 2019! I believe this is the first US release of the Pobber produced soft vinyl figure.Collectors can purchase this unpainted release at the MPH Five Points Fest booth #336.

Just in time for the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, Kidrobot brings your favorite destroyer of cities to San Diego Comic-Con 2019 with this epic Chrome Mecha Godzilla vinyl figure. The character design is a throwback to the original mechamonster first introduced in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Exclusive Chrome Mecha Godzilla Vinyl Figure by Kidrobot stands 8” tall, features a metallic chrome exterior, and is limited to 500 pieces. The robotic doppelgänger and arch-enemy of our beloved Godzilla can be purchased at Kidrobot’s SDCC booth for $100.

Kidrobot will make all of its SDCC exclusive figures available for pre-sale on May 22nd – 24th. Limited quantities for each figure will release at 10am mountain on each day. Pre-sale orders are guaranteed, but will ship after SDCC.

SUPERPLASTIC’s Janky Blind Box Series 2 Kickstarter campaign is doing so well that backers have unlocked an additional, limited edition SuperJanky! Check out the super rad Ouch! SuperJanky 8” vinyl figure with wicked bat by artist Jor Ros. This Kickstarter exclusive can only be purchased by adding $65 to your Kickstarter pledge here. The Ouch! SuperJanky is limited to 999 pieces or less.